In our morning reading: revisiting an Alice Coltrane album, the Story Prize finalists, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Lauren Oyler, Francisco Goldman Interviewed, Marc Laidlaw, David Leo Rice Fiction, and More
In our afternoon reading: fiction by Lauren Oyler and David Leo Rice, an interview with Francisco Goldman, and more.
Morning Bites: Shola von Reinhold, 2021’s Most Anticipated, John Cale, William Basinski Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Shola von Reinhold’s fiction, an interview with William Basinski, and more.
Sunday Stories: “Yassa Martin & Me”
Yassa Martin & Me
by Kyra Baldwin
Should the story have pictures? Well, it’d be better if it did. I could give you the one of her at the Met Gala, wearing a bright pink tutu and a Guy Fawkes mask. The theme was The Internet; she had bangles made of old Dell keyboards that slid down to her elbows and bunched like tourniquets. If you look past her, you can just see my shoulder and a bit of my beard in the top corner.
Weekend Bites: Brandon Taylor, Susana Thénon on Poetry, Simon Han, Revisiting Jonathan Franzen, and More
In our weekend reading: an interview with Brandon Taylor, thoughts on Simon Han’s new novel, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Robert Jones Jr. Interviewed, Will Johnson, Kelly Conaboy Excerpted, Anna North, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Robert Jones Jr., thoughts on Anna North’s new novel, and more.
Morning Bites: Lucie Britsch, Rebecca Solnit on This Week, The Bug, Charles Yu Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Lucie Britsch, taking books with Charles Yu, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Mauro Javier Cárdenas Interviewed, Torrey Peters, Charles Yu Fiction, Iceage, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Mauro Javier Cárdenas, fiction by Charles Yu, and more.